U.S. History
Unit 3 Project: Launching a New Nation (Chapters 8-10)
Unit Theme = Challenge
Time Period = 1789-1840

Unit 3 Project Workspace
Period 7

Directions: This document serves many purposes.

1. Place your name in one of the available spots. We will use this list in class to determine the order of presentations.
2. Record your preliminary project topic.
3. Replace your preliminary topic with a narrowed research question/issue. Let others know precisely what you are researching
4. Replace your research question/issue with a learning objective for your presentation. What specifically do you want your audience to be able to do after hearing your presentation.
5. List the type of visual aid that you will be using during your presentation in the final column.
6. We need to know the title of your project.
7. I also would like to know the type of analysis and synthesis you have chosen (under "Trigger Word").


Grading:



  • Titles will receive a score of either 10 (Advanced), 7 (Developing), 5 (Basic), or 0 (Not submitted)
  • Make sure your title:
    • includes a title and subtitle separated by a colon
    • has proper capitalization and spelling
    • is both creative and describes the content
  • Objectives will receive a score of either 10 (Advanced), 7 (Developing), 5 (Basic), or 0 (Not submitted)
  • Make sure your objective:
    • completes the sentence: "The student will be able to..."
    • is clear ( We know people, place, documents, and ideas to be discussed)
    • is measureable (It describes how students will demonstrate an understanding
    • has proper capitalization and spelling



Student Name
Step 1: Preliminary TopicStep 2: Research Question/IssueStep 3: Objective(s) for the presentationStep 4: Add trigger words for higher level thinking tasks
Type of Visual Aid
1 Matthew Smith
Title: The Articles of Confederation: The Only Self-Created Challenge in Early American History
Objective:
For the students to be able to tell facts about the Articles of Confederation, and use those facts to deduce opinions.
To understand the Whiskey Rebellion and Shays Rebellion, how they were dealt with, what form of government they where dealt with under (Articles of Confederation or Constitution) and the uprising that was dealt with most efficiently


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2 Joey Towell
Title: Unity Makes Strength: The Haitian Rebellion
Objective: To elaborate on how the Haitian Rebellion and how it effected and challenged the rest of the world including the slaves living there.
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8 David Aul
Title: George Washington: And The Challenges He Faced as President
Objective: The class should be able to determine at least 5 things that President Washington was struggling with during his presidency and classify them to which events they occurred from.
Trigger Word (analysis): classify
Trigger Word (synthesis): determine
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9. Veronica West
Title: The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Exploring the New United States
Objective: The class should be able to list the three goals of the Corps of Discovery and tell if they were successful or not.
Trigger Word (analysis): list
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10. Dan Vingiquerra
Title: Shays' Rebellion: The farmers strike back
Objective: The class will be able to analyze what happened
Trigger Word (analysis): Analyze
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12.Brian Ramsey
Title: The Whiskey Rebellion: The First Civil War
Objective:To distinguish why the framers got mad with the government over the Whiskey Tax.
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13 Fred Cooper
Title: Political Parties:The Frederlists and The Republicans
Objective: for the students to understand how the parties impacted our goverment today
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18 Katie Anderson
Title: Andrew Jackson: Is He a Hero or Is He Dangerous?
Objective: To decide whether he is dangerous or is he a hero
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Sarah McGrady
Topic: The Star Spangled Banner
Research Question: Why was the Star Spangled banner written and what does it represent
Title: The Star Spangled Banner: Nation Anthem or Not?
Objective: By the end of my presentation the class will be able to come to the decision on if the Star Spangled Banner should or should not be our counties national anthem.
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21 Miranda Swartwout
Topic: Trail of Tears
Research Question: Where is the Trail of Tears and why were Native people forced onto it?
Title: "Nunna daul Tsuny" - The Trail Where They Cried: The Cherokee Removal to Oklahoma
Objective: Defend a position on why the trail the Cherokee marched is now known as the Trail of Tears.
Trigger Word (analysis): Outline
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22 Emma Dougherty
Topic:The 1832 Cholera Epidemic in New York State
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Title: A Poor Man's Plague: The 1832 Cholera Epidemic
Objective: By the end of my speech, you will be able to develop an idea about the cause and effects of Cholera on New York City.
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23 Marigrace Moses
Topic: Sacagawea
Research Question: How did Sacagawea assist Lewis and Clark in their Expidition
Title: Sacagawea: Heads or Tails?
Objective:The audience should be able to form a concrete opionion on whether or not Sacagawea deserves all of the historical acknowledgments based on my facts.
Trigger Word (analysis): form
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24 Hannah Cusick
Topic: Hamilton's Financial Plan
Research Question: What were the parts of the plan and how did they affect our nation?
Title: Hamilton's Financial Plan: Solving Our Nation's Debt
Objective: The student should be able to evaluate each step of the plan and they should be able to provide at least one detail about each of the three parts of the plan.
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25 Stone Holtzman
Topic: The Hamilton Financial Plan
Research Question: What is Hamiltons financial plan
Title: The Hamilton Financial Plan: An Economical Change Fore Life
Objective:to explain what Hamiltons Plan was
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26Zack Rutkowski
Topic: Thomas Jefferson
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Title: Thomas Jefferson: Our third president
Objective: list three important dates about Thomas Jefferson
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